Danielle Fishel Remembers Boy Meets World’s 25th Wedding Anniversary

25 years have passed since then Boy meets worldCory and Topanga got married on the show – and Daniel Fishel I still remember the hype around this important day.

How Boy meets world Fans will remember that Fishel’s character Topanga Lawrence proposed to high school sweetheart Corey Matthews (played by Ben Savage) in the show’s fifth season finale in May 1998. Fresh out of high school, the two characters spent the show’s sixth season engaged and then tied the knot at the start of the seventh and final season, on November 5, 1999.

In an interview with TVLine November 5, 2024 Fishel, 43, says, “I can’t believe I’ve been married for 25 years.”

Still, Fishel remembers what a “big deal” the wedding was back then.

“I remember Cory and Topanga’s wedding was a big deal. I remember they created a website,” she told TVLine. “The internet still seemed new, and you could go on this website and ABC did a poll (asking fans if Cory and Topanga should get married).”

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She continues: “It brings back so many fond memories of simpler times. On the other hand, I’m like, “Oh man…I have these creaky knees!” ”

In June, Fishel reflected on why the fictional couple’s relationship resonated with so many, speaking on a rewatch episode of her podcast. Pod meets the world that the couple seemed to truly love each other.

“Just to see teenagers who love each other win and take it seriously,” Fishel explained. “When you’re a teenager, everyone tells you, ‘You don’t know what love is,’ and you just want someone to say, ‘Maybe you do.’ Maybe it’s real. Maybe you’re right and this is forever, but we’re wrong.” »

Still, in conversation with PEOPLE at a ’90s convention in early 2024, Fishel shared that she thought Cory and Topanga were too young to get married.

“Yes! Of course they were,” she said when asked. “Now it has worked for them and they should be given credit for it and there will always be success stories like this. There are stories of how it worked out, but I would say that in general, getting married right out of high school is not usually ideal.”